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CJV150/300/300 Plus Metallic Color Printing Guide

This manual describes the effects that can be expressed when silver ink is used in CJV150/300/300 Plus, and
how to set and print them.
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Summary of Contents for CJV150 series

Page 1: ...CO LTD had been notified of the possibility of arising damages in advance As an example we shall not be liable for any loss of the media made using this product or indirect damages caused by the product made using this media You can also download the latest operation manual from our website Notations used in this document Items and buttons displayed in menus and on screens are marked with square b...

Page 2: ...lic color 15 To print the part of the photo in metallic color 18 To print the texture of silver 23 Pull back printing 30 Print a part of the illustrations in metallic color 15 Frequently Asked Questions 35 There is no gloss of silver and metallic color 35 Printer CJV150 300 FW Ver 1 40 later CJV300 Plus FW Ver 1 20 later Ink SS21 silver ink Mimaki Driver When using RasterLink6Plus The version that...

Page 3: ...peration manual of this machine 1 Turn on the machine For details refer to Chapter 2 Turning the Power On in this machine s Operation manual 2 Set of the LOGICAL SEEK 1 In local press MENU Display the SETUP MENU 2 Press 3 times then press LOGICAL SEEK is selected 3 Press to select OFF then press Return to SETUP MENU screen 3 Setting of DRYING TIME 1 Press once then press DRYING TIME is selected 2 ...

Page 4: ...matic color swatch Even in the case of media that do not have a metallic color profile in order to use your silver ink effectively please output the following color swatch and check the print condition that matches the media Here explain the procedure to print a two layer print 1 Check the setting of Color Collection Choose Color Collection from Tool menu 2 Make sure that the use columns of SS21 M...

Page 5: ...metallic color profile for the media to be used or of the same material as the media to be used 2 In Device Adjustment select Profile Setting 3 Select the ColorMatching OFF in the preset of Color Matching 10 Click Execution icon 11 In Execution panel select RIP and Print and then click button Metallic color profile will have a Si to the end of the media name 3 1 2 Start ...

Page 6: ...ughness Ink amount is insufficient such as hoarse roughness occurs Banding Ink is insufficient stripes occurs in scan direction Method of adjustment the concentration of silver ink If the bleeding at 100 of the patch in step 9 has occurred see a patch of silver monochromatic color swatches and look for the concentration that image quality is good Reduce the silver ink concentration to match the co...

Page 7: ...ns are not checked 3 Read the PDF of metallic color collection Choose Open from File menu 4 Select one of the following five types in the folder of the image and click the button C MijSuite ColorChart Default 1 Metallic Color Collection A pdf 2 Metallic Color Collection B_1 pdf Metallic Color Collection B_2 pdf Metallic Color Collection B_3 pdf 3 MetallicColorCollectionB_OrInkEdition pdf 4 Metalli...

Page 8: ... size booklet 3 MetallicColorCollectionB_OrInkEdition Can be used as a seal shaped sample as with the color chart in 2 Use orange ink to print 4 Metallic Color Collection C Can be used as a color swatch in the small bundles The concentration of CMYK each color is also described When you create a booklet cut after the lamination process 5 MetallicColorCollectionC_OrInkEdition Can be set in small bu...

Page 9: ...atching 9 Click Execution icon 10 Select Execution in the tab RIP and Print and then click the button Metallic color profile will have a Si to the end of the media name When you print by adding a print information label you can check the date and print conditions printed with metallic color collection In Information label screen when check Add Label the print information label can be added to the ...

Page 10: ...ary Menu button in the Swatches panel window 2 Click Other Library menu 3 Select a swatch file in the following folder Folder location C MijSuite Swatch Illustrator Swatch files MIMAKI SS21 Metallic Color Library ai MIMAKI RasterLink Library ai MIMAKI SS21 Metallic Orange Color Library ai Install the RasterLinkTools For information about how to install RasterLinkTools please refer to the separate ...

Page 11: ...Pull back printing Use the SS21 Metallic Color of which concentration of Silver ink is 0 to output 1 Select the Color Collection from Tool menu of RasterLink 2 Remove the check from the use of column SS21 Metallic Color 3 Click button If you change the setting of color correction it will not be reflected in the color replacement of existing jobs If you want to apply a different color collection re...

Page 12: ...back printing Merit Color plate Silver plate and metallic color plate can be printed without deviation Improve the metallic tone more than 2 layer print Disadvantage In the high part concentration of ink metallic tone will be reduced Depending on the conditions there is a case that color plate silver plate and metal lic color plate are printed displaced 1 1 Please refer to Notes on Auto pull back ...

Page 13: ...ull back printing there is a limit to the size of the image that can be printed 2 1 Width direction With respect to the set the pinch roller avoid the image to ride on the track of the roller When the pinch roller passes over the printed image it will cause the roller trace is attached 2 2 Feed direction The maximum length of the print data is 1000mm If it is too long the printing surface contacts...

Page 14: ...ing Reference page Print the part of the illustration in Metallic color P 15 Print a part of the photograph in metallic color P 18 Print a pattern of Silver P 23 Want to print a character in the color of the color swatches of metallic color Want to print a sunflower in a metallic color Want to print a silver polka dots on black solid parts ...

Page 15: ...can easily print the metallic color 1 Create metallic color plate and color plate 1 Select a character on the application 2 Specify any color from the MIMAKI SS21 Metallic Color Library 3 Click Setting of RasterLinkTools 4 Setting screen is displayed 1 Check Print Special Color Layer 2 Click Setup button 5 Click Output to RasterLink button of RasterLinkTools to save the hot folder of RasterLink Pl...

Page 16: ...in the list in Spot color tab 2 Printing 1 Click Layer icon 2 In Layer Adjust panel select Special Color Color Color to Special Color Over Print 3 Click Quality icon 4 Choose the job of metallic color plate in Job List panel of Quality panel When doing so a composite image of color plate and metallic color plate will be formed automatically Here you do not need to set the Quality When change the p...

Page 17: ...job of color plate in Job List panel of Quality panel 7 Set printing conditions with Print Quality tab 8 Click Execution icon Click button Metallic color profile will have a Si to the end of the media name Please do not select the metallic color profile Be sure to select the same resolution profile of the metallic color plate of the profile If the density adjustment of silver ink is needed specify...

Page 18: ...he range to print the silver ink Here explain how to create a path using the RasterLinkTools 1 Select the image on the application and click Outline Extraction button of RasterLinkTools 2 Click button Adjust to make the range that you want to print the silver ink traceable 3 Make sure that the layer of contour path RL Trace Layer1 is finished For the contour extraction function of RasterLinkTools ...

Page 19: ...e image and the layer RL Trace Layer 1 of the silver plate 2 Click die cut of RasterLinkTools Layer of the Metallic color plate RLMask Inversion Layer 1 and the layer of the color plate RL Mask Layer1 will appear Print the silver ink to the location of the Black of fill color Please correct the path if the place you do not want to print the silver ink is in black Click for the layer that you want ...

Page 20: ...ave the hot folder 5 Set to display only color plate 6 Click Output to RasterLink button of RasterLinkTools to save the hot folder 4 Print by synthesized in RasterLink 1 Select Silver plate job from the Job List panel 2 In Properties panel change Job Attribute to Mono Color Display Job Attribute dialog box ...

Page 21: ...b for Silver plate 2 Click Special plate icon 3 Select Valid Pixel in Created area and Silver in Ink and click the button The job of Silver plate is created Conditions that can not be synthesized If you have set the number of copies to two or more Split Print Step and repeat If the set of the selected job and resolution is differ ent Multiple page job If you have selected more than one cut jobs If...

Page 22: ...ions with Print Quality tab 1 Choose a metallic color profile 2 In Device Adjustment specify the profile settings 3 Select the ColorMatching OFF in the preset of Color Matching Here you do not need to set the Quality When change the profile in step 4 11 it will be the default setting of quality Metallic color profile will have a Si to the end of the media name If the density adjustment of silver i...

Page 23: ... plate 1 Select all the objects that you want to print the texture of Silver 2 Click Extract Frame button of RasterLinkTools 3 Perform the following settings and then click the button 1 Set Offset to 0mm 2 Uncheck Extract the Inside Please do not specify the metallic color profile Be sure to specify the same resolution profile of the metallic color plate of the profile For frame extraction functio...

Page 24: ...olor plate and a silver plate Move the path that was created in step 1 3 to the layer for silver plate 6 Display only silver plate Select the layer double click then you can change the name of layer Click for the layer that you want to hide 1 Click 2 Appear new layer Double click ...

Page 25: ...reen duplicate the path for the Silver plate 2 Move the path that was duplicated in step 2 1 to the layer for the color plate Move to the top of the object you want to print the pattern of silver 3 Display only color plate If you want to save to the hot folder put the name of each plate in the file name for easy understanding Use monocrome to the swatch pattern Print the silver ink to black place ...

Page 26: ... to RasterLink button of RasterLinkTools to save the hot folder 3 Print by synthesized in RasterLink 1 Select Silver plate job that was created in step 1 from Job List panel of RasterLink 2 In Properties pane change Job Attribute to Mono Color Display Job Attribute dialog box Click Where you want to print the Silver ink do not print the color ink ...

Page 27: ... for Silver plate 2 Click Special plate icon 3 Select Valid pixel in Created area and Silver in Ink and click the button The job of Silver plate is created Conditions that can not be synthesized If you have set the number of copies to two or more Split Print Step and repeat If the set of the selected job and resolution is different Multiple page job If you have selected more than one cut jobs If y...

Page 28: ... 1 Choose a metallic color profile 2 In Device Adjustment specify the profile settings 3 Select the ColorMatching OFF in the preset of Color Matching Here you do not need to set the Quality When change the profile in step 3 11 it will be the default setting of quality Metallic color profile will have a Si to the end of the media name If the density adjustment of silver ink is needed specify the Co...

Page 29: ...t panel of Quality panel 13 Set printing conditions with Print Quality tab 14 Click Execution icon Click button Please do not specify the metallic color profile Be sure to specify the same resolution profile of the Silver plate of the profile Start ...

Page 30: ...rary of the metallic color you can easily print the metallic color 1 Create metallic color plate and color plate 1 Select a character on the application 2 Specify any color from the MIMAKI SS21 Metallic Color Library 3 Click Setting of RasterLinkTools Example of printing Reference page Print the part of the illustra tion in Metallic color P 30 Please create always a data in CMYK mode Want to print...

Page 31: ...creen 8 Click Color Replacement icon 9 Confirm the following two points on the Color Replacement screen 1 Check that the name of the spot color specified in step 1 2 appears on the spot color list 2 Check that the concentration of the silver being output is set to 0 Si 0 2 Create a Silver plate 1 Select a job that was created in step 1 6 2 Click Special Plate icon 3 Click Release button Check that...

Page 32: ... 1 From Job List panel select 3 jobs Silver plate metallic color plate and color plate 2 Click Composition icon 3 In Composition panel arrange the order of the jobs from the bottom of the silver plate color plate metallic color plate 1 Select Silver in INK 2 Select Valid pixel in Created area 3 Click button Create Color plate Silver plate Metallic color plate ...

Page 33: ...st panel of Quality panel Pull back media after printing the job that had a check in Pull back after Print Conditions that can not be synthesized If you have set the number of copies to two or more Split Print Step and repeat If the set of the selected job and resolution is different Multiple page job If you have selected more than one cut jobs If you can not set a separate profile printing condit...

Page 34: ...ality panel 11 Choose the job of color plate in job list panel of Quality panel In Print Quality panel choose the same resolution color profile of the metallic color profile 12 Click Execution icon Click button Metallic color profile will have a Si to the end of the media name Please do not specify the metallic color profile Be sure to specify the same resolution profile of the metallic color plat...

Page 35: ...ME and the LOGICAL SEEK Follow the page 3 Printer setting make sure DRYING TIM 0 0s and LOGICAL SEEK OFF Check the printing conditions of silver plate and metallic color plate Profile Make sure that the metallic color profile including the Si in the name of the media has been applied Density adjustment If you have made a density adjustment of silver ink make sure that the color adjustment set is a...

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